MARKETPLACE ARTS
Registered charity 800929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FENLAND AND DISTRICT ARTS ASSOCIATION, FENLAND ARTS, FENLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION
The objects of the Association shall be to co-ordinate and promote the maintenance, improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge; understanding and appreciation of the arts among the inhabitants of Fenland District and surrounding areas .
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £315,293, with total expenditure of £298,493, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £13,569, which the trustees acknowledge are below their stated policy target of three months of expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £14k; policy: three months of expenditure on salaries, overheads and administration costs)
“achieving the target level of free reserves equivalent to 3 months total expenditure will take some time” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
- Chris Bell
- GODFREY BRIAN SMITH · trustee of 3 other charities
- Joanne Gray
- Katherine Elizabeth Nightingale
- Mark Haydon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MARKETPLACE ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £315,293, with total expenditure of £298,493, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £13,569, which the trustees acknowledge are below their stated policy target of three months of expenditure. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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